January 31, 2008
Taking Aim
BRADLEY FEHR
Li Li (left) and Ben Weinhold with Pro-Tech Surveys perform some preliminary survey work near the Vancouver/Burnaby border for expansion of Highway 1. Part of their job was checking for vertical clearance between the road and Skytrain Stations using Electronic Distance Measurement.
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| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
These projects have been selected from 372 projects with a total value of $3,335,585,749 that Reed Construction Data Building Reports reported on yesterday.
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| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
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